smallpass.1

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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 2 2019 $
.Dt SMALLPASS 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm smallpass
.Nd small, simple Diceware passphrase generator
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm smallpass
.Fl h 
.Nm smallpass
.Op Fl n Ar length
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility generates a memorable Diceware style passphrase of the desired length 
from the original Diceware wordlist.
With no options,
.Nm
will output a 7 word passphrase, equivalent to about 90 bits. Each
word provides about 12.9 bits of entropy.
The following options select the operation:
.Bl -tag -width Dsssigfile
.It Fl h
Print out usage information and exit
.It Fl n Ar length 
Specify the length of the passphrase. The 
minimum is 1 and the maximum is 128.
.El
.Pp
.Sh AUTHOR
Joseph Fierro <joseph.fierro@runbox.com>